
Ever wonder how private equity titans amass fortunes? "Two and Twenty" offers Wall Street veteran Sachin Khajuria's unprecedented insider view of an industry that shapes retirement systems worldwide. Called "brilliant" by Forbes, this acclaimed expose reveals the secretive strategies behind the 2%/20% model that mints billionaires.
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September 2008. Lehman Brothers collapses. Markets hemorrhage value. Ordinary investors panic-sell their retirement accounts. Yet in a Manhattan boardroom, eleven partners gather around a table, eyes gleaming. They're not mourning losses-they're calculating entry points. Their target? A German broadcaster they once owned and sold at peak prices. Now, with panic in the air, they can buy it back at a 75% discount. While the world burns, they're planning to triple their money. This isn't reckless gambling. It's the essence of private equity-a $12 trillion industry built on a deceptively simple formula: charge 2% annually to manage money, take 20% of the profits. "Two and Twenty." Three words that have minted more billionaires than perhaps any business model in modern history. Yet here's the paradox: every firm charges the same fees, but performance varies wildly. Some consistently deliver returns that make pension managers weep with joy. Others barely outpace basic index funds. The difference isn't just financial wizardry-it's the people, their temperament, and the cultures they forge in the crucible of billion-dollar decisions. Private equity has quietly become the best game in town, and most people don't even know they're playing. When banks retreated after 2008 under crushing regulations, private equity firms morphed into "shadow banks," filling financing gaps traditional lenders abandoned. They moved into infrastructure-airports, toll roads, utilities-taking over what governments once managed. They expanded into credit, real estate, technology. Today, they touch virtually every corner of the global economy, yet operate largely invisible to the public eye.
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